Series synopsis
Beet the Vandel Buster, also known as 冒険王ビィト is a Japanese animation sci-fi & fantasy comedy television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on September 30, 2004. It ended on March 30, 2006. It stars Toshio Furukawa, Unsho Ishizuka, Hikaru Midorikawa and Reiko Kiuchi.
The story takes place in a fantasy world where humans have been suffering from the attacks of the demon-like Vandels. Humans can fight back by becoming a Vandel Buster, a paid monster and Vandel assassin. The protagonist of the story, Beet, is a young boy who becomes a Vandel Buster to be like his heroes, the Zenon Warriors.
Premise
The story takes place in a fantasy world where humans have been suffering from the attacks of the demon-like Vandels. Humans can fight back by becoming a Vandel Buster, a paid monster and Vandel assassin. The protagonist of the story, Beet, is a young boy who becomes a Vandel Buster to be like his heroes, the Zenon Warriors.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Toshio Furukawa as ライオ / Raio
- Unsho Ishizuka as ベルトーゼ / Bertoz
- Hikaru Midorikawa as ゼノン / Zenon
- Reiko Kiuchi as ビィト / Beet
- Ai Maeda as ポアラ / Poala
- Rumi Shishido as ミルファ / Milfa
- Yuki Tamaki as ジーク / Zeke
- Ryusei Nakao as シャギー / Shagie
Supporting cast
- Aya Hisakawa as キッス / Kiss
- Susumu Chiba as クルス / Cruss
- Shigeru Chiba as メルモンド / Melmond
- Hiroaki Miura as スレッド / Slade
- Bin Shimada as ハザン / Hazan
- Kazuya Ichijo as ブルーザム / Bluezam
- Kiyoyuki Yanada as タロトス / Tarotosu
- Kyousei Tsukui as ベンチュラ / Ventura
- Masaharu Sato as 船長 / Captain
- Ryuuzaburou Ootomo as グリニデ / Grunide
- Mari Yoshikura as トト / Toto
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 77 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 52 | September 30, 2004 | September 29, 2005 |
| Season 2 | 25 | October 6, 2005 | March 30, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beet!! A Boy Who Holds Great Ambition!! | September 30, 2004 |
| 2 | The Zenon Warriors! The End of the Proud Struggle to the Death... | October 7, 2004 |
| 3 |
Poala! The Battle of the Swamp of the Dead Poala find herself fighting a hard Vandel named Grineed. |
October 14, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New World! The Start of a New Adventure! | October 6, 2005 |
| 2 | I Don't Want to Be Buster | October 13, 2005 |
| 3 | Gryfus Appears! Bringing Back the Runaway Rion! | October 20, 2005 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 30, 2004 |
| Last aired | March 30, 2006 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 18:30:00 |